not nearly
idiom
: much less than : not at all
There's not nearly enough flour for a cake here.
It's not nearly as late as I thought it was.
Examples of not nearly in a Sentence
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The legal arguments Congress's intent was not nearly so narrow, replies NYU law professor Andrew Weissmann.
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Nina Totenberg, NPR, 16 Apr. 2024
The YouGov survey also found that Californians are not nearly as depressed about their state as outsiders.
—Thomas Elias, The Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2024
There are not nearly enough stablecoins being used to seek yield to justify the conclusion that interest rate arbitrage drove the growth and decline of stablecoin balances around the last bull market.
—Mark Lurie, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
But progress on the efforts to ramp up deliveries has been slow, and aid groups say the current level is not nearly sufficient to meet the vast need in the enclave.
—Victoria Kim, New York Times, 29 Mar. 2024
The Best Instax Square Camera Photograph: Scott Gilbertson Fujifilm Instax SQ 40
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—Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 19 Mar. 2024
There were nearly one million divorces that year, not nearly one million people who were divorced.
—New York Times, 24 Mar. 2024
The Salmon School District, which has been trying for more than a decade to replace its elementary school and build a new K-8 building in remote Central Idaho, will get about $2.6 million — not nearly enough to construct a new school.
—Becca Savransky, ProPublica, 22 Mar. 2024
Overlapping schedules, a bursting to-do list and not nearly enough time for everything that needs to get done can quickly turn a rewarding endeavor into an overwhelming one.
—Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 21 Mar. 2024
Nina Totenberg, NPR, 16 Apr. 2024
The YouGov survey also found that Californians are not nearly as depressed about their state as outsiders.
—Thomas Elias, The Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2024
There are not nearly enough stablecoins being used to seek yield to justify the conclusion that interest rate arbitrage drove the growth and decline of stablecoin balances around the last bull market.
—Mark Lurie, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
But progress on the efforts to ramp up deliveries has been slow, and aid groups say the current level is not nearly sufficient to meet the vast need in the enclave.
—Victoria Kim, New York Times, 29 Mar. 2024
The Best Instax Square Camera Photograph: Scott Gilbertson Fujifilm Instax SQ 40
$150 at Amazon
$151 at Walmart
$150 at Moment
$150 at Best Buy
There are not nearly as many choices for fans of Instax Square prints.
—Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 19 Mar. 2024
There were nearly one million divorces that year, not nearly one million people who were divorced.
—New York Times, 24 Mar. 2024
The Salmon School District, which has been trying for more than a decade to replace its elementary school and build a new K-8 building in remote Central Idaho, will get about $2.6 million — not nearly enough to construct a new school.
—Becca Savransky, ProPublica, 22 Mar. 2024
Overlapping schedules, a bursting to-do list and not nearly enough time for everything that needs to get done can quickly turn a rewarding endeavor into an overwhelming one.
—Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 21 Mar. 2024
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“Not nearly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20nearly. Accessed 2 May. 2024.
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